It was a record-setting year for lottery players in British Columbia, with more than $891 million in total prizes paid out.
BCLC sold more than 102 million winning tickets provincewide to players at retail locations and online in 2021, which was also a record-breaking total amount. Burnaby’s Christine Lauzon purchased one of these tickets and scored the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot on September 28, 2021, becoming the largest single-prize winner in British Columbia’s history.
“As 2021 wraps up, we’re celebrating all of our players and so many amazing, life-changing dreams that came true for lottery winners,” said Lynda Cavanaugh, BCLC’s Interim President and CEO. “It’s thanks to each one of our players that BCLC generates revenue for the Province of B.C., which in turn invests it back into the communities where our players live and work. It’s a win-win-win, and today we’re celebrating more than 102 million winning tickets sold in B.C. in 2021.”
Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley lottery highlights:
- $421 million in prizes paid to players
- 48.8 million winning tickets sold
- 36 grand prize-winning tickets sold, valued at $500,000 or more
- 10.6 million free-play tickets won
Vancouver Island:
- $100.4 million in prizes paid to players
- 15.7 million winning tickets sold
- 11 grand prize-winning tickets sold, valued at $500,000 or more
- 3 million free-play tickets won
Northern B.C.:
- $59.6 million in prizes paid to players
- 9.3 million winning tickets sold
- 8 grand prize-winning tickets sold, valued at $500,000 or more
- 1.7 million free-play tickets won
Kootenay region:
- $23 million in prizes paid to players
- 3.8 million winning tickets sold
- 4 grand prize-winning tickets sold, valued at $500,000 or more
- 680,780 free-play tickets won
Thompson-Nicola and Okanagan regions:
- $225.9 million in prizes paid to players
- 14.3 million winning tickets sold
- 14 grand prize-winning tickets sold, valued at $500,000 or more
- 2.8 million free-play tickets won
BCLC offers socially responsible gambling entertainment while generating income to benefit all British Columbians. Remember, play for fun, not to make money. For more information, visit GameSense.com
